Maya Thakuri (born 2 July 1946) is a Nepali writer.

Her stories have been translated in English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, and are a part of curriculum in various universities in India and Nepal.

She never received formal education and could not read or write until the age of 15.

[1] In 1974, she moved to permanently to Kathmandu with her husband, Damodar Sharma.

[1] Thakuri's stories focus on prejudices in women's lives.